Jacques A Greenberg, Dessislava I Stefanova, Fernando Valle Reyes, Rodrigo C L Edelmuth, Lamia Harik, Jessica W Thiesmeyer, Caitlin E Egan, Federico Palacardo, Mengyuan Liu, Paul Christos, Felice H Schnoll-Sussman, Philip O Katz, Brendan M Finnerty, Thomas J Fahey, Rasa Zarnegar
BACKGROUND: Anti-reflux surgery (ARS) has known long-term complications, including dysphagia, bloat, and flatulence, among others. The factors affecting the development of post-operative dysphagia are poorly understood. We investigated the correlation of intra-operative esophagogastric junction (EGJ) characteristics and procedure type with post-operative dysphagia following ARS. METHODS: Robotic ARS was performed on 197 consecutive patients with pathologic reflux utilizing EndoFLIP™ technology...
July 2022: Surgical Endoscopy